2012 Media Guide - MLB.com - Colorado Rockies

GLENALLEN HILL
FIRST BASE COACH
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Ht: 6-2 Wt: 210 Age: 48
Born: March 22, 1965 in Santa Cruz, CA Residence: Santa Cruz, CA
Coaching Experience: 5 seasons Named: Coach on Nov. 7, 2006
COACHING CAREER: Hill is in his sixth season as a big league coach after after being named first base coach in
November of 2006…in his role, he also coordinates baserunning and outfield instruction for the Rockies, who led the
National League with 141 stolen bases in 2008...under Hill, Carlos Gonzalez won a Gold Glove Award in 2010 and tied for
the league lead in outfield assists in 2011...additionally, Gonzalez now has two 20 home run/20 stolen base seasons with
Hill as baserunning coach...now in his eighth season as a member of the Rockies organization, the Major League veteran
had previously been the hitting coach for the Rockies’ High-A affiliate from 2004-06…Hill also served as the Modesto
manager for the last three months of the 2006 season when former skipper Chad Kreuter was named head coach at
USC…he took over as manager for the Nuts on June 9, 2006, guiding the club to a 36-45 mark the rest of the way…served
on coaching staff for California/Carolina League All-Star Game in 2006...in 2008, he served on the National League All-
Star coaching staff led by Clint Hurdle at Yankee Stadium.
PLAYING CAREER: Hill’s playing career concluded in 2001 after nearly 19 seasons, including 13 in the
majors…drafted by Toronto in the ninth round of the 1983 June draft, he went on to see Major League time with the Blue
Jays (1989-91), Indians (1991-93), Cubs (1993-94, 1998-99), Giants (1995-97), Mariners (1998), Yankees (2000) and
Angels (2001)…compiled a .271 lifetime average with 186 homers and 586 RBI in 1,162 games…was one of the game’s
top pinch hitters, as he possessed a .287 lifetime average in the pinch with 13 home runs…at the time of his retirement,
only former Rockie John Vander Wal (17) had more pinch homers among active players…one of Hill’s career highlights
came with the Cubs on May 11, 2000 vs. Milwaukee, when he hit a home run onto the roof of an apartment building across
the street from Wrigley Field…the homer landed near bleachers on top of one of the buildings across Waveland
Avenue…at the time, the homer was estimated at approximately 490 feet, but many observers felt the distance was likely
well over 500 feet.
PERSONAL: Glenallen resides in his native Santa Cruz, CA, with his wife, Lori, and children Simone, Chanel,
Heleyna and Glenallen Jr…graduated in 1983 from Santa Cruz High School, where he was just the second high school
athlete ever offered scholarships to Arizona State University in both baseball and football (also Reggie Jackson).
HILL’S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER PLAYING RECORD
Year Club Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
1989 TORONTO .288 19 52 4 15 0 0 1 7 3 12 2
1990 TORONTO .231 84 260 47 60 11 3 12 32 18 62 8
1991 TORONTO .253 35 99 14 25 5 2 3 11 7 24 2
CLEVELAND .262 37 122 15 32 3 0 5 14 16 30 4
1992 CLEVELAND .241 102 369 38 89 16 1 18 49 20 73 9
1993 CLEVELAND .224 66 174 19 39 7 2 5 25 11 50 7
CHICAGO-NL .345 31 87 14 30 7 0 10 22 6 21 1
1994 CHICAGO-NL .297 89 269 48 80 12 1 10 38 29 57 19
1995 SAN FRANCISCO .264 132 497 71 131 29 4 24 86 39 98 25
1996 SAN FRANCISCO .280 98 379 56 106 26 0 19 67 33 95 6
1997 SAN FRANCISCO .261 128 398 47 104 28 4 11 64 19 87 7
1998 SEATTLE .290 74 259 37 75 20 2 12 33 14 45 1
CHICAGO-NL .351 48 131 26 46 5 0 8 23 14 34 0
1999 CHICAGO-NL .300 99 253 43 76 9 1 20 55 22 61 5
2000 CHICAGO-NL .262 64 168 23 44 4 1 11 29 10 43 0
NEW YORK-AL .333 40 132 22 44 5 0 16 29 9 33 0
2001 ANAHEIM .136 16 66 4 9 0 0 1 2 0 20 0
Major League Totals .271 1162 3715 528 1005 187 21 186 586 270 845 96
DIVISION SERIES RECORD
Year Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
1997 SAN FRANCISCO vs. Florida .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1998 CHICAGO-NL vs. Atlanta .333 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
2000 NEW YORK-AL vs. Oakland .083 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 5
Division Series Totals .091 8 22 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 9
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD
Year Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
2000 NEW YORK-AL vs. Seattle .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
WORLD SERIES RECORD
Year Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
2000 NEW YORK-AL vs. New York-NL .000 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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